Remove ICLEI- Restore the Republic
November 24, 2010
By Tom Deweese
for Canada Free Press
August 24, 2009
Many Americans ask how dangerous international policies can suddenly turn up in state and local government, all seemingly uniform to those in communities across the nation and around the globe.
The answer—meet ICLEI, a non-profit, private foundation, dedicated to helping your mayor implement all of his promises. Originally known as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), today the group simply calls itself “ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability.”
In 1992, ICLEI was one of the groups instrumental in creating Agenda 21. The group’s mission is to push local communities to regulate the environment—and it’s having tremendous success.
I have included a list of 544 American cities in which ICLEI is being paid with tax dollars from city councils to implement and enforce Sustainable Development. ICLEI is there to assure that the mayors keep their promises and meet their goals. Climate change, of course, is the ICLEI mantra.
Here’s just some of the programs ICLEI provides cities and towns, in order to spread their own particular political agenda in the name of “community services” and environmental protection, they include:
Software programs to help set the goals for community development—which leads to taking control of your private property;
Access to a network of “Green” experts, newsletters, conferences and workshops—to assure the indoctrination of city employees is complete;
Toolkits, online resources, case studies, fact sheets, policy and practice manuals, and blueprints used by other communities—so you know you are not alone;
Training workshops for staff and elected officials on how to develop and implement the programs—wanna bet they never seem to mention that thousands of scientists around the world now say man-made global warming is a myth and none of these programs are necessary? Probably doesn’t make it into the workshop;
And, of course, there’s Notification of relevant grant opportunities—this is the important one—money—with severe strings attached.
ICLEI recommends that the community hire a full time “sustainability manager,” who, even in small towns, can devote 100% of his time to assure that every nook and corner of the government is on message and under control.
As I said, it’s not about protecting the environment; it’s about reinventing government with a specific political agenda. ICLEI and others are dedicated to controlling your locally elected public officials to quietly implement an all encompassing tyranny over every community in the nation.
Like a disease, ICLEI (or others of its kind) is entrenched in most American cities, dictating policy to your locally elected officials, controlling policy and making sure they do not listen to your protests. To truly see tyranny in action, one only needs to go to a city council meeting and attempt to ask questions or discuss a sustainable development program. Most who have tried it have been literally physically removed from the chamber.
It’s time to remove ICLEI. Look at this list of communities where they currently hide behind the curtain—and take action to remove them. Now, before your community is run like a soviet, where there is no debate, no regard for constitutionally-guaranteed rights, no property rights, no free markets, no alternative thought. Through ICLEI there is only top-down control—just like a soviet. Remove ICLEI - Restore the Republic!
ICLEI Cities Across the Country
Action to Take:
ICLEI is one of the most dangerous forces in the nation, particularly because so few people know if their existence. But your mayor and city council know. They are in regular meetings with them, They get memos on policy. They are told what to support and who to silence. What they fear most is exposure. Now, we can turn the tables on ICLEI by shining a bright spot light on their activities in your community.
First, go to a city council meeting and listen to the discussion. Are they talking about land use, water control, development control? Are they using the language I have described in this issue? If so, Sustainable Development is ruling your community.
Second, begin to ask questions. You may have to do it after the meeting, but if you can, ask during… Ask where these policies they are discussing come from. Ask if your community is now paying dues to a group called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). Once you have determined that ICLEI is truly in your community, they the battle can begin. Remember, the list of ICLEI cities on this page came directly from the ICLEI web page—so you already know they are there.
Third, do not begin to discuss “UN” policies. Instead, keep your discussion on a local level, as in how such policies may impact local citizens.
Fourth, I have enclosed a petition.Make copies of this petition, which calls on your city council to stop paying dues to ICLEI and to remove them from policy making in your community. Pass out your copies and get as many citizens as possible to sign it. Make copies of this issue of The DeWeese Report to educate your neighbors on the dangers of Sustainable Development. Deliver the singed petitions to City Council and cause a firestorm of protest if they ignore you. And do not stop until ICLEI and Sustainable Development are removed from your community. REMOVE ICLEI - RESTORE THE REPUBLIC.
From http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=1387®ion=NA
Regional Membership Lists by Country
Members in North America: 563
Canada
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Caledon, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Campbell River, British Columbia
Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Delta, British Columbia
Durham Region, Ontario
Edmonton, Alberta
Essex, Ontario
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ontario
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
Halton Hills, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Kitchener, Ontario
Leduc, AB
Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
Mississauga, Ontario
Montréal, Québec
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Oakville, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Red Deer, Alberta
Regina, Saskatchewan
The Blue Mountains, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
York Region, Ontario
Members in Canada: 30
U.S.A.
Abingdon, VA
Acton, MA
Akron, OH
Alachua County, FL
Alameda, CA
Alamogordo, NM
Albany, CA
Albany, NY
Albemarle County, VA
Albuquerque, NM
Alexandria, VA
Algonquin, IL
Allegheny County, PA
Alliance, OH
Amador County, CA
American Canyon, CA
Amherst, MA
Ann Arbor, MI
Annapolis, MD
Antioch, CA
Arlington County, VA
Arlington, TX
City of Arroyo Grande, CA
Arvada, CO
Asheville, NC
Ashland, OR
Aspen, CO
City of Atascadero, CA
Athens, OH
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Atlanta, GA
City of Auburn, WA
Augusta County, VA
Austin, TX
Ayer, MA
Babylon, NY
Bainbridge Island, WA
Barnstable, MA
Beaverton, OR
Bedford, NY
Belfast, ME
Bellevue, WA
Bellingham, WA
Belmar, NJ
Belmont, MA
Belvedere, CA
Benicia, CA
City of Berea, KY
Berkeley, CA
City of Beverly Hills, CA
Biddeford, ME
Binghamton, NY
Blacksburg, VA
Blaine County, ID
Bloomington City, IN
Blue Earth, MN
Boston, MA
Bothell, WA
Boulder, CO
Bowie, MD
Boynton, FL
Bozeman, MT
Branford, CT
Breckenridge, CO
Bridgeport, CT
Brighton, NY
Brookfield, IL
Town of Brookhaven, NY
Brookline, MA
Broward County, FL
Bryan City, TX
Burlingame, CA
Burlington, VT
Calistoga, CA
Cambridge, MA
Carbondale, CO
Carmel Municipality, IN
Carrboro, NC
Carroll County, MD
Carson, CA
Carver, MA
Cary, NC
Cedar Falls, IA
Champaign City, IL
Chandler, AZ
Chapel Hill, NC
Charleston, SC
Charlotte, NC
Charlottesville, VA
Chatham County, GA
Chatham County, NC
Town of Chatham, NY
Chattanooga, TN
Town of Chelmsford, MA
Chestertown, MD
Chevy Chase, MD
Chicago, IL
Chula Vista, CA
Cimarron, NM
Cincinnati, OH
Clackamas County, OR
Clallam County, WA
Clark County, NV
Clarkstown, NY
City of Clayton, MO
Clermont, NY
Cleveland, OH
Clinton County, MI
Cloverdale, CA
Coconut Creek, FL
College Park, MD
College Station, TX
Collier County, FL
Colma, CA
Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC
City of Concord, CA
Town of Concord, MA
Cookeville, TN
Cooperstown, NY
Coppell, TX
Cortlandt, NY
Corvallis, OR
Coupeville, WA
Township of Cranberry, PA
Creve Coeur, MO
Croton on Hudson, NY
Culver City, CA
Cumberland, ME
Cupertino, CA
Cutler Bay, FL
Dakota County, MN
Dallas, TX
Danville, CA
Davis, CA
Decatur, GA
Decorah, IA
Dedham, MA
Delray Beach, FL
Denton, TX
Denver, CO
Des Moines, IA
Devens, MA
DeWitt, NY
Dixon, CA
Dobbs Ferry, NY
City of Duarte, CA
Dublin, CA
Dubuque, IA
Duluth, MN
Dumfries, VA
Durango, CO
Durham, NC
Town of East Hampton, NY
East Palo Alto, CA
Township of East Whiteland, PA
Town of East Chester, NY
Edina, MN
Edinburg, TX
City of Edmond, OK
Edmonds, WA
Edwardsville, IL
El Cerrito, CA
El Paso, TX
Elmhurst, IL
Emeryville, CA
City of Encinitas, CA
Essex, CT
Eugene, OR
Eureka, CA
Everett, WA
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Fairfax, CA
City of Fairfield, IA
Falls Church, VA
Falls, PA
Falmouth, ME
Fayetteville, WV
Fayetteville, AR
Ferndale, MI
Fitchburg, WI
Flagstaff, AZ
Borough of Forest Hills, PA
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Lauderdale County, FL
Fort Wayne, IN
Foster City, CA
Frankfort, KY
City of Franklin, TN
Fremont, CA
City of Fullerton, CA
Gainesville, FL
Gaithersburg, MD
City of Garland, TX
Gatlinburg, TN
Geneva, NY
City of Golden Valley, MN
Golden, CO
Goodyear, AZ
Grand Forks, ND
Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Traverse County, MI
Grapevine, TX
City of Greenbelt, MD
Greenburgh, NY
Greenfield, MA
Greenville, SC
Town of Groton, CT
City of Guadalupe, CA
Gunnison County, CO
Hailey, ID
Hamilton County, TN
Hamilton, NJ
Harrisonburg, VA
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Haverford Township, PA
Hawaii County, HI
Hawthorne, CA
Hayward, CA
Helena, MT
Hendersen City, NV
Hennepin County, MN
Hermosa Beach, CA
Hillsboro, OR
Hillsborough, CA
Hingham, MA
Homer, AK
Houston, TX
Howard, WI
Humboldt, CA
Town of Hunter, NY
Huntington, NY
City of Huntsville, Al
Hyattsville, MD
Inglewood, CA
Iowa City, IA
Ipswich, MA
Irvine, CA
City of Irving, TX
Issaquah, WA
Ithaca, NY
James city County, VA
Johnson County, IA
Johnson County, KS
Juneau, AK
Kansas, MO
Keene, NH
Ketchum, ID
Key West, FL
King County, WA
Kingston, MA
Kirkland, WA
City of Kirkwood, MO
Knoxville, TN
Kodiak, AK
La Plata County, CO
Lafayette, CO
Lafayette, CA
Lake Forest, IL
Lake Oswego, OR
Lakewood, CA
Langley, WA
Larchmont, NY
Larkspur, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Lawrence, KS
Leon County, FL
Lexington, MA
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KY
Lincoln, OR
Livermore, CA
Lomita, CA
Los Altos Hills, CA
Los Altos, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Gatos, CA
Loveland, CO
Lowell, MA
Lower Makefield, PA
Lynnwood, WA
City of Madera, CA
Madison, WI
Mahtomedi, MN
Mamaroneck, NY
Manhattan Beach, CA
Manitou Springs, CO
City of Mankato, MN
Maplewood, NJ
Marathon, FL
Marin County, CA
Marshfield, WI
Marshfield, MA
Martinez, CA
McMinnville, OR
Meadville, PA
Medford, MA
Mendocino County, CA
Menlo Park, CA
Mercer Island, WA
Meridian, MS
Miami, FL
Miami-Dade County, FL
Mill Valley, CA
Millbrae, CA
Milpitas, CA
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukie, OR
Minneapolis, MN
Mission, KS
Missoula, MT
Monroe County, FL
Monte Sereno, CA
Monterey, CA
Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery Township, PA
Montgomery Township, NJ
Montpelier, VT
Moorpark, CA
Moraga, CA
Morgan Hill, CA
Morro Bay, CA
Moscow, ID
Mount Rainier, MD
Mt. Kisko, NY
Mt. Lebanon, PA
Muncie, IN
Nantucket, MA
Napa County, CA
Napa, CA
Naples, FL
Narberth, PA
Nashua, NH
Nashville, TN
Natick, MA
Nether Providence Township, PA
Nevada City, CA
New Castle, NY
New Castle, DE
New Orleans, LA
New Rochelle, NY
New York, NY
Newark, CA
Newark, NJ
Newburyport, MA
Norfolk, VA
Norman, OK
North Brunswick, NJ
North Castle, NY
North Liberty, IA
North Little Rock, AR
North Miami, FL
Northampton, MA
Northbrook, IL
Northfield, MN
Novato, CA
Oak Harbor, WA
Oak Ridge, TN
Oakdale, MN
Oakland, CA
Oakley, CA
Oberlin, OH
Olivette, MO
Olympia, WA
Oneonta, N.Y.
Orange County, FL
Orange County, NC
Orangetown, NY
Orinda, CA
Orlando, FL
Oshkosh, WI
Ossining, NY
Oswego, IL
Pacific Grove, CA
Pacifica, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Palos Verdes, CA
Park City, UT
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Passaic County, NJ
Phoenix, AZ
Piedmont, CA
Pierce County, WA
Pinellas County, FL
Pinole, CA
Pittsburg, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsfield, MA
Plainfield, IL
Plano, TX
Port Townsend, WA
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Portola Valley, CA
Portsmouth, NH
Prairie Village, KS
Prince George's County, MD
Providence, RI
Queen Anne's County Board of Commissioners, MD
Racine, WI
Radnor, PA
Raleigh, NC
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Reading, MA
Red Hook, NY
Redondo Beach, CA
Redwood, CA
Richardson, TX
Richmond, CA
Riverside, CA
Roanoke County, VA
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, NY
Rock Island, IL
Rockville, MD
Rohnert Park, CA
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Roseville, MN
Rye, NY
Sacramento County, CA
Sacramento, CA
Saint Helena, CA
Saint Paul, MN
Salem, MA
Salinas, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Anselmo, CA
San Bruno, CA
San Buenaventura, CA
San Carlos, U.S.A., CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
San Leandro, CA
San Luis Obispo, CA
San Mateo County, CA
San Miguel County, CO
San Rafael, CA
San Ramon, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Sarasota County, FL
Sarasota, FL
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga, CA
Savannah, GA
SeaTac, WA
Seattle, WA
Seminole County, Florida
Sequim, WA
Shoreline, WA
Signal Mountain, TN
Silver City, NM
Sitka, AK
Economic Development Association of Skagit County, Washington
Snohomish County, WA
Solana Beach, CA
Solano County, CA
Somers, NY
Somerset County, NJ
Sonoma County, CA
Sonoma, CA
South Bend, IN
South Daytona, FL
South Gate, CA
South San Francisco, CA
Southampton Village, NY
Southampton, NY
Southwest Region, NH
Spartanburg, SC
Spokane, WA
Springfield, IL
Stamford, CT
Stockton, CA
Stonington, CT
Sumter, SC
Sun Valley, ID
Syracuse, NY
Tacoma, WA
Takoma Park, MD
Tallahasee, FL
Tampa, FL
Tarrytown, NY
Temecula, CA
Teton County, WY
Tiburon, CA
Tompkins County, NY
Topsham, ME
Torrance, CA
Traverse City, MI
Trenton, NJ
Tukwila, WA
Tumwater, WA
Union City, CA
University City, MO
Upper Dublin Township, PA
Urbana, IL
Venice, FL
Ventura, CA
Virginia, MN
Visalia, CA
Walnut Creek, CA
Waltham, MA
Warrenton, VA
Washington, DC
Washoe County, NV
Waterville, ME
Watsonville, CA
Wellesley, MA
West Chester, PA
West Palm Beach, FL
West Sacramento, CA
West Windsor Township, NJ
Westchester County, NY
Westminster, CO
Whatcom County, WA
Williamstown, MA
Willits, CA
Winchester, MA
Windsor, CT
Windsor, CA
Winston-Salem, NC
Woodside, CA
Woodstock, NY
Worcester, MA
Unified Government of Wyandotte, KS
York, ME
Yountville, CA
Members in U.S.A.: 533
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